Lorde: New Zealand's Young, Feminist, Cultural Ambassador

October 3, 2014 8:39 PM

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There is an air of palpable excitement in the 4,500-capacity performance venue The Joint at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas. The large standing-room area is solid with people, and when the muted blue stage lights are sliced through with a single spotlight, the crowd erupts into screams.

This is Lorde's fourth visit to Las Vegas in the past year, and in keeping with her meteoric rise in popularity, the venues where she performs have been growing in scale. This Hard Rock concert is the 18th stop on her North American tour and coincides with the release of her theme song Yellow Flicke...